Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 12/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of December 29, 2003
- Sudanese peace talks resumed after a short suspension
The Sudanese government and the southern rebels resumed peace negotiations in Nivasha, Kenya, after a one day suspension on the occasion of the new year celebration and Sudan's independence. Sudan, Politics, 1/3/2004 - Press council to discuss the fate of al-Jazeera office in al-Khartoum
The press and printing council in Sudan received a request from the security department asking to withdraw the license offered to al-Jazeera TV office in Khartoum. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 1/2/2004 - Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting rebels in Darfourl; Turabi denies links to rebels
The Sudanese foreign minister, Mustafa Othman Ismael, said that Sudan will file a complaint against Eritrea with the UN organization, because of what he called escalating acts of unrest in his country. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 1/1/2004 - Sudanese security calls for withdrawing credentials of al-Jazeera office in al-Khartoum
The Sudanese national security department has called for the withdrawal of the license of al-Jazeera TV in Khartoum. The director of information section at the department said that he proposed a memorandum to the "national council for the press and printing" to ultimately pull out the licensie. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 1/1/2004 - Bashir expects a peace agreement with the rebels within one week
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir expected to reach during one week a final peace agreement between the government and the southern rebels. Sudan, Politics, 12/31/2003 - Nivasha negotiations continue to settle wealth- share dispute
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and southern rebels have continued in Nivasha resort, Kenya. The first vice president of the Sudanese President, Ali Othman Taha, and the leader of the rebels, John Garang, are trying to bridgedifferences in the file of wealth sharing, in preparations to sign a final agreement concerning this issue. Sudan, Politics, 12/29/2003